Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Mamihlapinatapai | A look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire but which neither wants to begin | Yaghan | love feeling | |
Obhimaan (অভিমান ) | Anger, or something close to it, at being upset with a loved one. Abhiman is not anger or sorrow. It is a temporary expression of a feeling about a loved one that he or she is supposed to address. | Bengali | adverse feeling | |
Jijivisha | The strong, eternal desire to live and to continue living | Hindi | philosophy life awareness | |
Startijenn | A kickstart/boost of energy; also denotes perseverance. | Breton | strength | |
Nepenthe | Something that helps you forget grief or suffering | Greek | growth strength | |
Chantepleurer | Singng and crying simultaneously | French | action | |
Vybafnout | To jump out and say "boo" | Czech | action funny surprise | |
Rabenmutter | A bad mom ("raven mother") | German | family society adverse | |
Aegyo (애교) | Accentuated cute behaviour (voice/facial expression/gestures); Frequently used by K-pop idols (all genders) as fan service. Also used as a sign of affection towards loved ones (family or romantic partners). | Korean | cultural | |
Boketto (ぼけっと) | gazing vacantly into the distance (without thought or sense of self). | Japanese | ||
Oodal | Overly exaggerated, fake anger that follows a lovers’ quarrel | Tamil | love event feeling | |
Flâner | verb. to purposely wander, to decide to explore with no final destination. | French | explore travel | |
Viraag | The emotional pain felt from being away from the person you love | Hindi | emotion love connection | |
Rén (仁) | Humanity, benevolence; the positive feeling enjoyed by a virtuous person through altruistic behaviour. | Chinese | positive | |
Erbsenzähler | Literally "a person who literally counts their peas"; someone who is nitpicky and always trying to make things perfect | German | attribute measurement extreme | |
Pekopeko | Bowing one's head repeatedly in a grovelling manner | Japanese | physical action | |
Jouissance | "an excess of life", often translated as joy but also can be understood as catharsis | French | attribute | |
Torschlusspanik | The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals | German | growth awareness | |
Schnapsleiche | So who passed out drunk ("liquor corpse") | German | adverse event friends | |
Didis | To search and pick up lice from one's own hair, usually when in bed at night | Indonesian | physical adverse | |
Chimuela | a person lacking one or more teeth | Spanish | physical funny | |
Mulaltsag | From a von Neumann biography: "It is not a party, it is not a feast, it is not even an orgy; it is simply the spontaneous combustion of a bunch of people having a good time." | Hungarian | exciting community | |
Koshatnik | A dealer in stolen cats | Russian | adverse character work | |
Karelu | The mark left on the skin by wearing something tight | Tulu | physical | |
Razbliuto | The feeling for someone you used to love but no longer do | Russian | love change awareness | |
Hiraeth | A deep longing for home | Welsh | reflection feeling | |
Schlimazel | A chronically unlucky person | Yiddish | attribute adverse | |
Schulbildend | Inspiring or leading to the creation of schools of thought. | German | growth philosophy | |
Pålegg | Anything that you can put in a sandwich | Norwegian | food | |
Goya (گویا) | The transporting suspension of disbelief that can occur in storytelling | Urdu | surprise |
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